# Archibald Charles Archer — The Pit-Prop Syndicate character guide

> Archibald Charles Archer in The Pit-Prop Syndicate by Freeman Wills Crofts.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Charlie, Mr. Archer

**First appearance:** 0018-xvii-archer-plants-stuff

## Who they are

A syndicate insider whose suggestion of a Swansea depot and appetite for a comfortable profit mark him as one of the sharper, more calculating conspirators.

## In the story

### [Part I: The Amateurs](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pit_prop_syndicate_se/chapters/part-i-the-amateurs)

Suspect in the smuggling case; arrested at Selby Station later in the narrative.

### [XV: Inspector Willis Listens In](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pit_prop_syndicate_se/chapters/xv-inspector-willis-listens-in)

Managing director of the distillery, uses the secret telephone to coordinate with Benson, successfully moves contraband under surveillance.

### [The Secret of the Syndicate](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pit_prop_syndicate_se/chapters/xvi-the-secret-of-the-syndicate)

Mentioned as one of the syndicate members whose conversation Willis overheard.

### [Archer Plants Stuff](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pit_prop_syndicate_se/chapters/xvii-archer-plants-stuff)

The suspected fraudster who fills out the certificates and alters the blocks.

### [XIX: Willis Spreads His Net](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pit_prop_syndicate_se/chapters/xix-willis-spreads-his-net)

Identified by Willis as the actual murderer; expected to be involved in the syndicate's response to Madeleine's letter.

### [XX: The Double Cross](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pit_prop_syndicate_se/chapters/xx-the-double-cross)

The mastermind of the syndicate; arrested at Selby station for Coburn's murder and later executed.

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